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In this chapter, we begin to outline certain standards that are expected of all socioeconomic evaluations, regardless of the study type. As discussed in Chap. 3, a socioeconomic evaluation ideally examines all benefits and all costs that accrue to all people over all time relative to all possible alternatives. However, because resources are limited, it is necessary to compromise and to restrict the framework of the evaluation. The focus of a study should be explicitly defined early in a study report, and the first step in defining the focus is the research question. Following a discussion of the elements of the research question, this chapter concludes with a discussion of the pathways of clinical management.
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Luce, B.R., Elixhauser, A., Culyer, A.J. (1990). Framework of the Evaluation. In: Culyer, A.J. (eds) Standards for the Socioeconomic Evaluation of Health Care Services. Health Systems Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75490-6_5
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